A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont

Donald Trump vs Columbia

Columbia is a fortress, academically and literally. After months of protests since the 7 October attacks and the war in Gaza, the gates on either side of the Morningside Heights campus have been closed to the public. It is an attempt by authorities to stop outside agitators and usher in some normality. To its critics, it is a sign of a university shutting itself off.    Not that Columbia can shield itself from the outside world: the Trump admini…

Columbia student released after arrest at citizenship interview

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

The State Department Relied on Columbia University’s Mischaracterization of Protests to Arrest Mohsen Mahdawi

Mohsen Mahdawi and another Columbia University student leader confront an individual shouting antisemitic remarks on November 9, 2023. Photo provided anonymously. For rights, please email contact@dropsitenews.com.On November 9, 2023, a little over a month into Israel’s war in Gaza, two student groups at Columbia University, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), held a protest on campus. Now, seventeen months l…

CBS Spends Over 10 Minutes Fretting Over Pro-Hamas Student Being Scooped Up by ICE

CBS Spends Over 10 Minutes Fretting Over Pro-Hamas Student Being Scooped Up by ICE Along with joining their fellow broadcast networks in rushing to the defense of illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite records showing his less-than-stellar conduct, CBS used its flagship newscasts on Tuesday and Wednesday to bemoan the plight of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who helped lead the pro-Hamas protest movement on campus, which re…

Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs

A leader of the anti-Israel movement at Columbia University in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack on Israel has … Read More The post Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs first appeared on Charisma News. The post Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs appeared first on Charisma News.

ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia student at citizenship interview

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during what was supposed to be his naturalization process. Lawmakers said he was detained without explanation by armed, plainclothes agents in Vermont. Mahdawi’s lawyers argue his detention is retaliation for exercising free speech, pointing to his public criticism of the Gaza war and advocacy for a ceasefire. A V…